LeBron James vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley and LeBron James that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

LeBron James

vs.

John Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 John Salley 9

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * John Salley 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 John Salley 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 John Salley 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 John Salley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 John Salley 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 John Salley 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 John Salley 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 John Salley 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 John Salley 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 John Salley 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * John Salley 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * John Salley 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 John Salley 3,356

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 John Salley 916

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 John Salley 451

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 John Salley 983

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 John Salley 588

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 John Salley 104

Total Steals LeBron James 483 John Salley 49

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 John Salley 159

Total Games LeBron James 287 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) John Salley 2.8 (1992)